In 1999, R. W. Bradford, Stephen D. Cox, and Chris Matthew Sciabarra co-founded the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies.

[1] Founding co-editor Sciabarra called the journal "the only nonpartisan, interdisciplinary, double-blind, peer-reviewed, biannual periodical devoted to the study of Ayn Rand and her times".

[4] In 2005, the journal dedicated its issues to commemorating the centenary of Rand's birth and featured scholarship on her legacy and influence.

[7] Mainstream intellectuals and academics from prestigious universities worldwide, writing without hagiography, contributed scholarship to the journal.

[9] When Andrew Bernstein (a philosopher intellectually affiliated with the Ayn Rand Institute and a candidate for a visiting faculty position at Texas State University that would have been funded by the Anthem Foundation) contributed a brief reply to a negative review of his CliffsNotes for Ayn Rand's novels in 2002, he subsequently issued a statement apologizing for having contributed to the journal, behavior that Texas State senior philosophy lecturer Rebecca Raphael considered "a red flag", in the words of journalist Glenn, and believed departments should be cautious about accepting Anthem grants; ultimately, Texas State's philosophy department did not go forward with establishing a position with Anthem Foundation funding.